John Digby, Earl of Bristol, Ambassador to Spain

Unknown Artist

National Gallery of Art

This print is a portrait of a man. He is shown in an upper body view facing slightly to the right, holding a thin staff or rod in his right hand. He has a mustache, a goatee, and round eyes that look out at us. He has pale skin and short, light hair. He wears a large hat with a decorative emblem, a ruffled collar, and a doublet with intricate patterns and lines of small buttons. The oval portrait is framed with ribbon-like decorations and has text around the border. The background is filled with dark crosshatching, and there is a block of text at the bottom of the print.